Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Cormac McCarthy, 1933-2023

I want to be with you.
You cant.
Please.
You cant. You have to carry the fire.
I dont know how to. Yes you do.
Is it real? The fire?
Yes it is.
Where is it? I dont know where it is.
Yes you do. It’s inside you. It was always there.
I can see it.

--Cormac McCarthy, The Road

2 comments:

Matthew said...

One of the greats!

Brian Murphy said...

He was... I've been meaning to explore some of his earlier material (All the Pretty Horses for example) and his passing may be the impetus I need.